Process Diaries Age Against the Machine_CERV Project

The present document presents five case studies conducted in Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Italy, and Portugal, within the European project “Age Against the Machine: European Solidarity Network for Older Citizens Rights” (2024-2026). The project investigates age-based discrimination in Europe through participatory theatre methodologies, co-creative experimentation, and dramaturgical constructions developed within intergenerational groups. Following a six-month workshop’s laboratories, and a collaborative creative journey, each group premiered its performance simultaneously in October 2024. Throughout the creative journey and theatre laboratories, all the facilitator groups used <i>process diaries</i> to follow up patterns of transformation, providing insight in how participants evolved over time toward greater agency and intergenerational trust. Special thanks to core coordination team members and core collaborators: Lazar Jovanov (Novi Sad, European Capital of Culture Foundation); Branka Bajić, Demir Mekić, Svetislav Jovanov, Lazar Novkov and Marko Bumbic (Trupa Drž Ne Daj, Novi Sad); Natasa Todorovic and Milutin Vracevic (Red Cross of Serbia); Gimmi Basilotta and Elisa Michelis (Dispari Teatro, Cúneo); Daniel Jacewicz, Dorota Porowska and Patrycja Gladala (Teatr Brama, Goleniów); Simon Beyer-Pedersen (Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium, Holstebro); Pedro Silva (Évora City Council-Youth and Sports); and Ana Moya Pellitero, Daniela Salazar, Isabel Bezelga, Ana Maria Malta, Anabela Monteiro and Diana (University of Évora).